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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

Newish! The Funko GLOW Debbie Eagan vs. Ruth Wilder Action Figures is all we have from the Netflix show as "realistic" figures go, but hopefully we'll see more with season 3 next year. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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I missed it: ORB - "The Space Between" came out in multiple flavors of vinyl on ATO records. (You know, they of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard.) ORB is a band that's pretty great - their album Birth was amazing, and Castle Face put it out on this awesome toxic pool yellow color. This new one comes on a bone/water/blood tri-color as well as blood moon splatter or plain silver. I haven't heard the new one yet as I only just discovered it exists, but I can recommend Birth and Naturality albums with the highest of praise.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Han Solo (Vandor-1, Solo: A Star Wars Story line look) . It's a great figure with a cool coat, and part of a boxed set you should buy on sight if you can find one! Read the whole review.

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New to the Playstation 4 this week: Arca�s Path VR, Astrology and Horoscope Premium, Atelier Meruru ~The Apprentice of Arland~ DX, Atelier Rorona ~The Alchemist of Arland~ DX, Atelier Totori ~The Adventurer of Arland~ DX, Battle Princess Madelyn, Betty Bat�s Treasure Hunt, Energy Cycle Edge, Escape Game: Aloha, Gnomes Garden: New Home, Guns�n�Stories: Bulletproof VR, Hello Neighbor: Hide and Seek, Jagged Alliance: Rage!, Just Cause 4, The Last Remnant, Life of Pixel, Monica e a Guarda dos Coelhos, Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom. And a lot more.

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New to the PSP Vita this week: Life of Pixel, Energy Cycle Edge, Persona 3: Dancing In Moonlight, and Persona 5: Dancing In Starlight.

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Via Bandcamp: Switched On SNES. Thousands of years ago, there was a trend of "Switched On" albums featuring electronic covers of popular hits from the radio, often with a Moog or other synthesizer equipment. This proud tradition continues with the digital Super Nintendo music being covered by digital means, and there are cassettes and records too.

It's charming, but many are already sold out - unless you want digital. Check the site for a free streaming preview, or buy it.

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

New! The Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Siege Megatron Action Figure is a really good figure you probably should run out to buy or pick up online as soon as you can. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Ad: Catch up on Transformers with the Transformers Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime at Entertainment Earth! Pre-orders are now open for this, quite possibly the most expensive and potentially best official Transformers toy to date.

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Xbox fans, it's time to try The Jackbox Party Quintpack. Microsoft says:

"It defies the laws of science, but we've smashed all the party games from The Jackbox Party Packs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 into one impossibly fun collection! That's 25 hilarious party games, including YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, Fibbage, Drawful, Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Survive the Internet, Mad Verse City, Patently Stupid and many more--all for one great price!"

Also available: Party Jousting, GODS Remastered, Subnautica, ACA NEOGEO CYBER-LIP, Monster Boy And The Cursed Kingdom, Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, Mutant Year Zero: Road To Eden, Just Cause 4, Override: Mech City Brawl, and Energy Cycle Edge. And a lot more, including pre-orders.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Range Trooper (The Vintage Collection). This is a newish one you are unlikely to find because people are buying them. Read the whole review.

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Ad: Get new Hasbro at Entertainment Earth! New now, 6-inch figures from The Black Series! Order Star Wars The Black Series Clone Commander Wolffe 6-Inch Action Figure - Exclusive - right now!

Order yours today!

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Via the Outer Space Men News blog: Announcements - Cosmic Radiation Outer Space Men Continue in 2019 and Announcements - More White Star Outer Space Men Coming.

Zero Gravity, Luna Eclipse, Cthulhu Nautilus, and Astrodite are all set to get two new releases at some point in the next few months. Customizers, start your paintbrushes.

After I wrote the above, I got sent even more pictures so go check those out.

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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Carcassonne, 3D Billiards � Pool & Snooker, Arcade Archives ROUTE 16, ACA NEOGEO NEO GEO CUP �98: THE ROAD TO THE VICTORY, Guacamelee! 2, SEGA Genesis Classics, and Ultimate Runner. And many, many more.

At retail: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Katamari Damacy REROLL. And others.

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Ship Problems, Star Wars Loses More Luster, and Finding Stuff! It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!

Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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Ad: Order and Pre-Order all sorts of new awesome stuff at Entertainment Earth! New Swoop and Ricochet figures join new waves of Spider-Man and Black Panther Marvel Legends!

Order yours now!

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Hasbro has given its latest to YouTube. You can watch Siloed right now. Like the new movie, it's got Bumblebee in it.

And yes, seekers and Starscream and Shockwave and other s-words are here for you.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: L3-37 (Solo: A Star Wars Story line look) . It's a completely new robot - we don't get many of those! Read the whole review.

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Via Backerkit: Late Enrollment - One Year of the AFOTM Club. Other new-to-me additions include patches, army builders, birthday bonus custom figures, accessories, coats, tunics, and more. If you do any sort of figure collecting, it's worth a look.

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New to the Playstation 4 this week: Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 3, Bibi & Tina: The Movie Game, Bibi Blocksberg: The Great Witch Broom Race 3, Borderlands 2 VR, Desert Child, Double Switch: 25th Anniversary Edition, Earth Defense Force 5, Escape Game: Aloha, Gungrave VR, Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, Kingdom Two Crowns, Kingmaker: Rise to the Throne, Red Matter, Richie�s Plank Experience, Smash Hit Plunder, Prey: Typhon Hunter, The VideoKid, and Warbot.

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New to the PSP Vita this week: Atari Flashback Classics, Dragonfly Chronicles, and Night Trap � 25th Anniversary Edition.

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

New! The Hasbro Deadpool Chimichanga Surprise Unicorn Deadpool is a blind item with a ton of bonus stuff, and I'm not seeing these in most stores around here. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Xbox fans, it's time to try Kingdom Two Crowns. Microsoft says:

"Build your kingdom and secure it from the threat of the Greed in the next evolution of the award-winning micro strategy franchise! Experience new technology, units, enemies, mounts, and secrets in the brand-new solo or co-op campaign mode."

Also available: Desert Child, and Realm Royale Founder�s Pack . And a lot more, including pre-orders.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Kylo Ren (Solo: A Star Wars Story line look) . If you missed the Force Link 1.0 pack-in, this one is pretty close to that. Read the whole review.

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We get a lot of press releases here, and we've had a few vague ones from Liquid Media Group about future game development. This one was a surprise - "Liquid Media Group Announces Miss Kwirk, Sequel to Popular Kwirk Title."

For those of you who are old, the original Kwirk was the Japanese Puzzle Boy game given a tomato-flavored marketing campaign by Acclaim when sold to Americans on the original GameBoy around 1989. (I got it as a kid.) The Atlus-developed game was a whole series in Japan, but Kwirk was famous in the USA for being in an animated cartoon on a syndicated Video Power TV game show. Here's a couple of highlights from the press release:

"It has been 27 years since the events of Kwirk. The revered 90s character has grown a daughter but forgot where she was planted. Miss Kwirk is on a mission to track down her childhood garden. She�s got the skills to handle any obstacle. Now, it�s time to put her moxy to the test and make her way back home. Featuring all-new levels and game-play modes designed to engage gamers of all ages, Miss Kwirk will have a contemporized nostalgic feel with 3D enhancements.

There's no word of which game consoles might get this game, nor any information on when it will be released. But there you go - a sequel to an obscure bit of IP from 29 years ago may be on the way! We're all still waiting on pins and needles for Atari to announce Yar's Revenge's Revenge. It was also mentioned that Majesco - makers of the late 1990s 16bit Genesis/Super NES relaunch at Toys R Us as well as the Wii A Boy and His Blob - will publish.

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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: ACA NEOGEO TWINKLE STAR SPRITES, Arcade Archives DOUBLE DRAGON II The Revenge, Hunter's Legacy: Purrfect Edition, Hyperide: Vector Raid, Omensight: Definitive Edition, SEGA AGES Phantasy Star, and Solar Flux. And many, many more.

At retail: Atari Flashback Classics and RollerCoaster Tycoon Adventures.

On the Online NES platform: Adventures of Lolo, Ninja Gaiden, Wario's Woods, Metroid Special Edition, and Dr. Mario Special Edition.

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Finding Star Wars Figures, Also Picking, Selecting! It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!

Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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Via Facebook: First look of reissue Optimus Prime!

He has no trailer, but has two guns and his fists. This incomplete reissue, according to spies who ran the UPC in Walmart's computer, may retail for around $50. That's a lot, but consider most old (pre-2012) toys manufactured in China have skyrocketed recently. Old vehicles, figures, Transformers, and just about everything costs a lot more than it did back in the day. Previous reissues with the trailer sold for $40 or above in the USA, so while exceptionally expensive for a Deluxe-sized robot it is still roughly within those parameters.

There have been dozens of G1 Optimus Prime and Convoy reissues over the past nearly 20 years, including what appear to be an abundance of knockoffs. Weird reissues like the 25th Anniversary one were not - to my knowledge - bootlegged, so those at $100-$200 may provide a worthwhile alternative with a trailer and other accessories. Pepsi Optimus Prime is similarly unique, cheaper, and different enough that it may interest you at the current asking prices. Be wary when buying reissues as the amount of fakes have seemingly increased significantly.

I also found Minibots reissues at a Walmart in Phoenix, AZ over the weekend for about $8 each. This includes the 2008 Encore editions of Bumblebee, Outback, Swerve, and Tailgate on US 1985-style packaging. I think they're very much worth it.

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Hasbro has given its latest to YouTube. You can watch King of the Dinosaurs right now. Get your drank on!

Him Grimlock has a fancy crown.

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We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 26:01 AM my time on Monday!

Become a Patron!

If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research for you - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

Not too new but possibly findable! The Transformers Generations Power of the Primes Solus Prime with Octopunch Decoy Armor Action Figure rounded out the too-short collection of Prime Masters, along with Bomb-Burst and Bludgeon. They're all pretty awesome, get them if you see them. And read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Via the Glyos News Dump: Glyos Glyzapper Drop at Culture Pirates came out recently, with the axis joints already being gone.

Bit Figs, records, and other goodies are up for grabs - even stickers! If you're a fan of Onell Design's Glyos stuff, stop by Culture Pirates and get more of it.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Gonk Droid (Droid Factory Line Look) . It's a Sandcrawler pack-in bonus at Disney theme parks! Read the whole review.

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New to the Playstation 4 this week: Battle Princess Madelyn, Beats Fever, Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!, Gun Club VR, Hellfront: Honeymoon, Marvel�s Spider-Man: Silver Lining, Nippon Marathon, One Word By Powgi, R-Type Dimensions EX, Razed, Scintillatron 4096, VR Apocalypse, and Warhammer: Vermintide 2. And a lot more.

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New to the PSP Vita this week: Atari Flashback Classics, Scintillatron 4096, One Word By Powgi, London Detective Mysteria, and Dreamwalker.

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

New! The Onell Design Glyos Pheytooth is a tribute to a classic action figure from the 1970s, but even if it weren't it's still pretty cool. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Ad: Catch up on Transformers with the Transformers Masterpiece MP-44 Optimus Prime at Entertainment Earth! Pre-orders are now open for this, quite possibly the most expensive and potentially best official Transformers toy to date.

Order yours now!

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Xbox fans, it's time to try Donut County. Microsoft says:

"It defies the laws of science, but we've smashed all the party games from The Jackbox Party Packs 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 into one impossibly fun collection! That's 25 hilarious party games, including YOU DON'T KNOW JACK, Fibbage, Drawful, Quiplash, Trivia Murder Party, Survive the Internet, Mad Verse City, Patently Stupid and many more--all for one great price!"

Also available: HELLFRONT: HONEYMOON, Road Redemption, HITMAN 2 � Holiday Hoarders, For Honor Complete Edition, Lazy Galaxy: Rebel Story, Fishing Sim World + Quad Lake Pass, and Nippon Marathon. And a lot more, including pre-orders.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Jawa (Droid Factory Line Look). This may be the worst 3 3/4-inch figure of the year. Read the whole review.

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Ad: Get new Hasbro Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Siege Wave 2 at Entertainment Earth! Coming in a few weeks, these robots in disguises have exceptional articulation and rough damage deco.

Order yours today!

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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG 5, Arcade Archives ATHENA, Battle Princess Madelyn, Clue: The Classic Mystery Game, Uncanny Valley, The Keep, and Super Hero Fight Club: Reloaded. And others.

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Star Wars Starships and Displaying The Really Big Stuff! It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!

Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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Hasbro has given its latest to YouTube. You can watch The Extinction Event right now. Isi t good? Well, it has Shockwave in it.

And yes, Shadowstriker, and others.

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Over the weekend, we spotted two links for Greenlight on Amazon. The picture is one, and this is the other listing for Greenlight. Is either legit? There's no price and no images, but one has what seems like a legit item number so go ahead and click them and sign up for an alert to order it when it becomes available. Greenlight is neither confirmed as an Amazon exclusive or an exclusive at all, but this certainly makes it seem as she may be one. We don't know if a seller made them or if Amazon made them, but they're there.

Yes, those are affiliate links, but you can't order it as of my writing this news article.

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We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 26:01 AM my time on Monday!

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If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research for you - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

Old! The Hasbro Dinosaurs Baby Sinclair Action Figure is a relic from a show that ran for quite some time but no one will admit to having watched. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Via Hasbro: HasCon 2019 has been postponed. No date was given, so do not anticipate it necessarily being in 2019.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: R4-H18 (Droid Factory Line Look). It's a frosty robot with drinks! Read the whole review.

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Via The Video Game History Foundation: Recovering Nintendo's Lost SimCity for the NES. In short - someone found and posted the lost prototype of this game, which could have been a Christmas present for the older gamers out there!

Of course, it wouldn't be Christmas if you didn't get a present in the form of the unfinished ROM. And an old NES soundtrack as MP3s.

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Something new every day-- unless it's old! Our exciting Figure of the Day continues for you lucky people! Is there anything we won't cover in this column? Probably not!

New! The Transformers Generations War for Cybertron Siege Hound Action Figure is a nifty figure if you can find it. So read on, and come back tomorrow for more!

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Via the Los Angeles Times: Mattel's stock falls after it loses licensing rights for some DC Comics toys! Spin Master picked up numerous categories, although a few items under preschool and girls will stay at Mattel. No word on Hot Wheels.

So if you got Spin Master stock for Christmas, good for you. What, if anything, this holds for the immediate future - specifically Shazam! - remains to be seen.

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Via many (and this is an Amazon link): Sony PlayStation Classic Mini Console dropped to $59.99. The system god poor reviews, and now it's priced accordingly - a bunch of soft discounts and bonus gift cards before Christmas gave way to a full-blown price drop to $60.

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Via the Star Wars Galactic Hunter Figure of the Day Blog: Lando Calrissian (Skiff Guard, The Black Series 6-Inch). This is one of the best of them. Read the whole review.

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This week's batch of titles on the eShop: Arcade Archives DONKEY KONG JR. , ACA NEOGEO PUZZLE BOBBLE, Diggerman, Jewel Fever 2, Mech Rge, Revenge of the Bird King, and Xenon Valkyrie+.

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Via CNBC: Sears may be down to its last 24 hours. Iconic retailer likely liquidates if no bid comes in [today].

With most stores closed or closing, only a few hundred locations remain - and the only one near me is going out of business now. If a buyer does not come through, liquidation could begin January 14. The end has been predicted for Kmart and Sears for quite some time, but they're still open - in some locations - for at least a while longer.

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Galactic Hunter has posted a Q&A: Good Bye 2018, Hello Star Wars Vehicles! It's new! Be sure to click through and read up on the latest!

Be sure to send in your questions for the next thrilling update!

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We're taking donations for server costs! Really. One of the rewards is Q&A a few days early - you can read next Monday's installment as soon as it's ready, which can be as early as 26:01 AM my time on Monday!

Become a Patron!

If you've got a dollar a month to share, please Visit the Galactic Hunter Patreon and help cover our server costs. I'll still put in hours of work, writing, photography, and research for you - I just need some help making sure that the site costs me only time, and hopefully not money. Thanks for your support!

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